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Legislative Studies

Legislative Studies is a subfield of political science concerned with the systematic examination of legislatures, legislative processes, and the mechanisms and effects of lawmaking.

3.2K

Publications

177.7K

Citations

3.4K

Authors

1.1K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

485

Variants

Legislative Research

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Publications

3.2K

Congress: The Electoral Connection, <i>by David R. Mayhew</i>

Benjamin I. Page · Political Science Quarterly · 1975 · 3.2K citations

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Congressional Oversight Overlooked: Police Patrols versus Fire Alarms

Mathew D. McCubbins, Thomas Schwartz · American Journal of Political Science · 1984 · 2.9K citations

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National Conference of State Legislatures

Reference Reviews · 2011 · 2.3K citations

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A Method for Evaluating the Distribution of Power in a Committee System

L. S. Shapley, Martín Shubik · American Political Science Review · 1954 · 2.2K citations

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The logic of congressional action

Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 1.8K citations

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Authors

3.4K

  1. SC
    Samuel C. Patterson

    The Ohio State University, United States

    24 publications · 1K citations

    20

    h-index

  2. KK
    Keith Krehbiel

    Stanford University, United States

    19 publications · 2.9K citations

    17

    h-index

  3. GM
    Gary Moncrief

    Boise State University, United States

    19 publications · 656 citations

    15

    h-index

  4. JM
    James M. Snyder

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    17 publications · 1.7K citations

    14

    h-index

  5. KE
    Keith E. Hamm

    Rice University, United States

    17 publications · 365 citations

    13

    h-index

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Institutions

1.1K

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    34 h-index

    67 publications

    8.7K citations

  2. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    27 h-index

    59 publications

    5.3K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    25 h-index

    32 publications

    3K citations

  4. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    25 h-index

    34 publications

    2.8K citations

  5. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    24 h-index

    41 publications

    6.3K citations

  6. New York University

    New York, United States

    23 h-index

    30 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. University of Houston

    Houston, United States

    23 h-index

    50 publications

    3.3K citations

  8. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    22 h-index

    29 publications

    2.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    318 publications · 17.2K citations

    70

    h-index

  2. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 114 publications · 19K citations

    65

    h-index

  3. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 132 publications · 11.3K citations

    62

    h-index

  4. American Political Science Review

    112 publications · 16.2K citations

    51

    h-index

  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 102 publications · 9.3K citations

    44

    h-index

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See also

Legislative Studies

Legislative Processes

Core Theories

Institutional Structures

Research Methods

Comparative Systems